Job Description

Geisinger's Neuroscience Institute is seeking a neurology physician assistant or nurse practitioner to join the growing team at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. The NP or PA will work primarily in General Neurology. The ideal candidate will perform initial assessment and triage of patients based on information obtained pertinent to presenting condition, keep track of pertinent procedure and laboratory results, discuss with physician, and return calls to family and patient regarding the results and plans. They will assist with arranging appropriate follow-up for the patients, answer and return phone calls from established patients and their families, assess the needs of patient and family, discuss plan with the physician and relay information to the family and patient, obtain or assist in the preauthorization process for medications, diagnostic studies, and treatments which the employee is qualified to perform, and screen patients. The successful Physician Assistant must be a graduate of an ARC-approved physician assistant program, eligible or certified by the National Commission for the Certification of Physician Assistants and eligible or certified by the State Board of Medicine. The successful Nurse Practitioner candidate will have a certificate of completion from an approved program for Nurse Practitioners and must be eligible for or certified by the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing. Must be certified to work with all patient population age groups. Geisinger’s Neuroscience Institute spans Geisinger’s three main campuses in Danville, Wilkes-Barre and Scranton, along with locations in State College and Lewistown, Pennsylvania. The program includes most neurology and neurosurgery subspecialties along with neurology and neurosurgery residency programs. Geisinger has a specific focus on quality not quantity and developing new management pathways for optimal outcomes. Education required is a Master's Degree for Physician Assistant. Certifications include Basic Life Support Certification and certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA). Skills required include Care Management Knowledge, Clinical Policies And Standards, Health Information Documentation, Patient Assessment And Care, Patient Safety, and Patients Rights. The company values kindness, excellence, learning, innovation, and safety. They offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners, and encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. Geisinger is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer.

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